Undergarment.



PATENTED `AUG. 4, "1908.

c. H. LITTLE. A UNDBRGARMBN T. APPLICATION FILED JU'LY15,1901.`

consisting of vests andgpants CHARLES4 n.: LrrrLE, or PIQUA, onio.

' 'Specification of Letters Patent. i i Application iin-.a` :my 15, 1907. seriali No. ariane6.l

y'mmanenmluin'r.

Patented Aug. 4, reos.

To all whom itjmay concern. i

Be it known that I, CHARLES H.v Lrrr-LE,- a citizen of the United IStates, residing at Pidua,4 inthe county o fMiami and State of Ohio, have invented certain "new and useful Improvements in Undergarments, of which the following is a specification.

Union -or combination suits of'iinderwear as generally constructed inthe seat', 'result in more orless inconvenience, annoyance,A and discomfort' to the wearer because of the tendency of the meeting. or overlapping ortionsK at the crotch to. wrinkle, roll an requiring frequent readjustment.l

This invention has for its object to overcome the objectionable features above enuf* merated -and to provide a union suitlwhich will require no adjustment 1n sitting, stooping, or squatting, for in assuming an erectattitude from either of these positions; to pro-- vide asuit which willv not draw, roll or wrinkle in the seat Ywhilest'anding or sitting, and to provide a suit whiclrvvill not draw on the buttock or inside the leg Iand thereby avoid friction and galling, and finally, to supply a suit of the 4character aforesaid 'which will be smooth, strong and reinforced in the seat.

The invention consists of a reinforcement of peculiar construction and arrangement stitched to the seat and 'extending over the Voverlapping edge portions bordering upon the crotch or opening and which acts to prevent the edge ortions ofthe garment at the crotch es ecia ly from chafng or catching 'and bringing' out more clearly the upon4 the uttocks or inner sides ofthe legs.

The invention further `consists of lthe novel features which will be more particularly set forth, claimed and illustrated in' the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthe l the rubbing thereof against the inner sides specifications, and in which: 4.

Figure 1 `is a rear view of a combination under-garment ofthe yunion suit type, embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is -a sectional view showing the seat from the inner side details.

Fig. 3 is a front view of said garment, the

I lower portions of the legs being broken away.

. Corresponding and like parts are referred l to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The reinforcement or protector 1 is approximately of triangular form `with the apex i omittedand is arranged upon the inner side bordering upon i form welts or spread and catch upon'tiie buttocks,fthereby of the seat portion of the garment so as to extend over the `overlapped edge ortions `the opening in t e seat. The suit opens in the front, said opening extending from the neck to the crotch and a short distance from the crotch upward in the rear to' about the waist line, the seat portion having overla pcd parte 2 which are designed .tocover the uttocks and prevent exposure thereof. The "reinforcement 1 has its opposite edges 3 converged, itstop edge 4 upwardly curved and its lower edge 5 trans- `versely'curved and parallcling the upper curved edge 4 so thatthe .points 6 may exlq tend -downward a lshort distance along the upper portion of the' leg members. The overlapped edge portions 2 are upwardly converged in the rear of the seat portion, and

vterminate about at the waist line ,which is line of stitching es 3 of the el garment strengthened'by a horizontal 7. The upwardly converged ed reinforcement are stitched to t along the upwardly converged ed e portions of the overlapped 'parts 2. he upper curved edge 4 of the reinforcement is stitched to .the garment and through the' overlapped portionsZ thereof, the lower curved edge 5 of said-reinforcement being loose. In the garment illustrated, the overlapped parte 2 form. sections or gussets arranged between the leg members and form ing ample fullness besidesstrengthening the same in addition to the reinforcement 1.

It 'will be understood that the reinforcement 1 extending over the opening formed between the overlapped portions of the seat, r revent separation or spreading of said overapped parts and insure covering of the buttocks and preventthe formationl of the edge portions of the parts l2 into rolls or welts or the catching of same around the buttocks or of the legs.y The reinforcement 1 is preferably of the same material employed in the manufacture of the garment, being of knit fabric, hence insures a close 'lit besides preventing thediscomfort of garments of this type constructed of non-stretcliable material and requiring ample fullnessl to allow for freedomof movement of the body and limbs.

the seat, thereby. provid- Having thus described the invention, what is` claimed'as new is: 4

1. An under-garment ofthe type comprising a vest?y and ants formed in one and open from/the neck own the front and around thc crotch and seat, and having edge'portions of i the seat overlapped,` areinforcement1ar-- ranged upon the inner side of the seat oppojl' site the overlapped edge portions thereo and having its end portions extended beyond sald overlalped edge portionsl and termlnatingin upwar yconverged edges which are stitched to the respective overlapped portions of the seat equi-distant from and about parallel with their edges, said reinforcement having its topand bottom edges parallel and upwardly curved, the u per edge being stitched transverselyV throng the overlapped edge l portions'o'the seat and the lower edge being oose.

2. A combination under-garment comprising vest and pantsformed 1n one, and opening from the neck down the front and around the crotch and seat and having edge portions. bordering upon the seat overlapped andupwardly converged, a reinforement arranged uponthe inner side of the seat and covering the overlapped edge portions thereof, and havin v its top and bottom edges upwardly curve therewith. Inr testimonyT whereof I aflx my signature in presence of two Witnesses. l

CHARLESv H. LITTLE. [L. s]

Witnesses C. B. JAMIsoN, ROSE TALBOT. 

